Terms Flashcards
Adipose
Fatty
Alopecia
Lack of hair in spots
Apocrine
Glands that appear during and after puberty and secrete sweat
Ceruminous
Glands that secrete a waxy substance on the surface of the ear
Collagen
Major protein sub. That is tough and flexible and that forms connective tissue in the body
Curium
See dermis
Diaphoresis
Excretion through ducts toward outside of the body.
Eccrine
Sweat glands that occur all over the body
Hair follicle
Tubelike sac in the dermis our of which hair shaft develope
Hair root
Portion of the hair beneath the skin surface
Hair shaft
Protion of hair visible above skin surface
Hypodermis
Subcutaneous skin layer
Integument
Skin and all elements that are contained within and arise from it
Keratin
Hard, horny protein that forms nails and hair
Lunula
Half moon shaped area that at the base of nail palate
Melanin
Pigment produced by melanocytes that determines skin, hair, and eye color
Melanocytes
Cell in the epidermis that produces melanin
Nail
Thin layer of keratin that covers the distal portion of fingers and toes
Papillary
Thin us layer of the dermis containing small papillae
Pore
Opening or whole
Reticular
Bottom us layer of the dermis containing reticula
Sebaceous glands
Glands in the dermis that open to hair follicles and secrete sebum
Sebum
Oily substance, usually secreted into hair follicle
Squamous epithelium
Flat, scaly layer of cells that make up epidermis
Stratified squamous epithelium
Layers of epithelial cells that make up the strata of epithelium of the epidermis
Stratum
Layer, of tissue, especially a layer of the skin
Stratum cornermen
Top us layer of the epidermis
Striae
Stretch marks made in the collagen fibers of the dermis layer
Subcutaneous layer
Bottom layer of the skin containing fatty tissue
Sweat glands
Coiled glands of skin that secrete perspiration to regulate body temp. And excrete waste products
